Problem with "use frame selection"

[dosdan]

v1.2.2 build 1. Doing DVD to DVD with TMPGenc. I'm bewildered by all the screens that now offer directory selections. I tried setting everything to L:\Movie (where the VOBs are) except for CD Image and Encoder which I set to L:\MovIe\Out. I've got three problems:

1. I can't use frame selection. If I tick this, after I've selected the range to process and clicked on OK I get "Can't create L:\Movie\out\dVd2avi_project_file.d2v". It works OK if I just process the whole move. I can see I've got a L:\Movie\out\dVd2avi_project_file.d2v after the job is finished. Anyone else having problems?

2. The above occurs if, when I go I select Rip and Convert and I answer to the Select Directory (is this the output directory - the window title does not clearly indicate), when presented, "L:\movie\out". If I select L:\Movie instead at this stage I get "the process can not access the file because it is being used by another process".

3. What is a good directory structure for each tab?

I've noticed that I've now got two copies of DVD2SVCD.INI, one in L:\movie (where the [Folders] section entries are all L:\movie), the other is in L:\movie\out (where the [Folder] section entries all point to L:\movie\out). Most confusing.

[Nick]

1. I cannot reproduce your error - Frame selections works perfectly for me in DVD2DVD with TMPGEnc.

2. Have you only got one instance od DVD2SVCD running? Perhaps one of the applications from a failed encode is still running. Try deleting the contents of your output folders and restarting your machine.

3. Select a default output folder using the button in the Misc tab. Let everything output to that and see if anything changes.

Let us know if it helps (or not)

Cheers
Nick

[r6d2]

Originally posted by dosdan
1. I can't use frame selection. If I tick this, after I've selected the range to process and clicked on OK I get "Can't create L:\Movie\out\dVd2avi_project_file.d2v". It works OK if I just process the whole move.I have seen this error when the source is a telecine and DVD2SVCD tries to use IVTC on it (when force filming was not possible). Please check if this is the case.
3. What is a good directory structure for each tab?I personally use the "defaults". You define them only once: Source, Audio, Video, Muxed and Subs. Keeps everything clean. Then I select a new parent directory for each movie.

[dosdan]

Originally posted by r6d2
I have seen this error when the source is a telecine and DVD2SVCD tries to use IVTC on it (when force filming was not possible). Please check if this is the case.
I personally use the "defaults". You define them only once: Source, Audio, Video, Muxed and Subs. Keeps everything clean. Then I select a new parent directory for each movie.

Yep, it was. One of the few NTSC DVDs I own. Most of my stuff is PAL. Did not happen last night when I did a test frame selection with a PAL disk. Won't bother me as I'm a PAL user - I just happened to do a partial test encode on a NTSC disk. I can image it must trouble NTSC users. Wonder why it is still around?

I got the directory structure sorted out.

[r6d2]

Originally posted by dosdan
I can image it must trouble NTSC users. Wonder why it is still around?It is a PITA, but only if:

1. force filming was not possible, and
2. source is an hybrid, and
3. D2S decides to use IVTC, and
4. you use frame selection.

I guess that this being such an uncommon situation DVD2SVCD has not looked into it yet.